About Cellular Jail
Serving as the national monument, Cellular Jail in Port Blair was once a Colonial Prison established by British. Many political prisoners were exiled to this prison during struggle for Indian Independence. The complex was constructed from 1896 till 1906. Many prisoners served as unpaid employees to British to colonize the Island. This seven winged complex was constructed using the puce bricks imported from Burma. These wings start from a centered watch tower. These wings are three storeyed and have totally 693 cells. Constructed in such a way that the spokes of cell in one wing faces the backward spoke of cells of another wing, so that the prisoners cannot communicate with each other. Many of the imprisoners were hanged and thrown into the sea with a stone tied them.
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Andaman Water Sports Complex, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
0.5 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Want to indulge in sports especially Water sports? Then you should visit the Andaman Water Sports Complex which is closer to Cellular Jail of...
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North Bay Beach, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andaman And Nicobar Islands
*2 km from Cellular Jail - See map
A journey of 15- 20 minutes from Jetty of Port Blair, takes you to the North Bay Island of Andaman. The beach here is renowned for its amenities...
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Anthropological Museum, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2.3 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Located on the Phoenix Bay, the Anthropological Museum is established in the year 1957. This museum displays the information about the four...
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Fishery Museum, Port Blair, Andaman And Nicobar Islands
2.6 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Fishery Museum is situated close to the Andaman Water Sports Complex. This museum possesses nearly 350 species of marine life like Shark,...
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Samudrika Marine Museum, Andaman And Nicobar Islands
3.1 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Samudrika Marine Museum which is administered by Navy is also termed as Naval Marine Museum. Enormous collections of corals, shells and few other...
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Viper Island, Andaman And Nicobar Islands
*3.3 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Viper Island located nearby Port Blair has a Jail Building atop a hillock. This jail was used by British to imprison the convicts involved in the...
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Mini Zoo, Haddo, Andaman And Nicobar Islands
4.1 km from Cellular Jail - See map
A very small zoo situated in Haddo nearby Port Blair is the Andaman’s Mini Zoo with very limited collection of wild species. There are nearly...
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Corbyn's Cove Beach, Andaman And Nicobar Islands
5.9 km from Cellular Jail - See map
One of the nearest Beaches to Capital of Andaman is Corbyn’s Cave beach. The shape of this beach is little curved and it is picturesque with a...
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Rutland Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
*18 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Located closely to Great Andaman Archipelago, Rutland Island is separated from Little Andaman by Duncan passage. Spreaded across 109 square...
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Neil Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
*23.3 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Sprawling over 19 square kilometers, Neil Island was named after a ruthless British Soldier named James George Smith Neil, who played vital role...
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Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
25 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Covering nearly 281.5 square kilometers of land, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is nothing but a cluster of 15 islands and open sea creek...
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Jolly Buoy Island, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
25.2 km from Cellular Jail - See map
Jolly Buoy Island is located some 30 km away from Port Blair. The journey to this island is little enthusiastic. First you have to travel by road...
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